Questions? Contact [email protected] Florida Educational Standards The content of all Girl Scout national proficiency Badges and Journeys have been correlated by grade level to national and state learning objectives. Click here for more information on how Girl Scout Badge-work supports Florida’s educational standards. Finished with your badge? Now buy it for your Girl Scout Uniform. Order online at https://www. girlscoutshop.com/ SOUTHEAST-FLORIDA-COUNCIL and we’ll ship it for free. We love to see Girl Scouts in action. Snap a photo and send it to [email protected]. Include her name, troop# and the name of the badge she’s working on and we’ll feature her. Celebrating Community Badge Components Materials Badge Overview Communities often celebrate what makes them special. A Brownie group is a community! Other communities—your town, state, and country—have celebrations, like ceremonies or parades. They might also celebrate by building statues or museums. In this badge, find out what your communities do to celebrate all the people in them. • Access to internet • A printer • Something to color with 1. Explore community symbols 2. Sing together 3. Follow a parade 4. Be a landmark detective 5. Join a ceremony or celebration Earn this step by printing and coloring this sheet about Florida’s state symbols using the colors listed on the sheet! Ceremonies are a part of Girl Scout tradition. One of the main ceremonies is a flag ceremony. America’s national anthem, The Star Spangled Banner, was written in 1814 by Francis Scott Key. With your parent’s permission, earn this step by researching what parades happen in your area throughout the year! Be sure to find out what the parades are celebrating or honoring. Have you seen the tree, flower, or flag in person before? Earn this step by watching this video to learn how to conduct a basic flag ceremony. Earn this step by learning the lyrics to the song with this video. Hint: Many parades celebrate holidays, so see which holiday weekends your town may host a parade. Where is somewhere you have heard the national anthem played? Why do they ask that you stand and remove your hat before playing it? One kind of landmark you can find throughout the state of Florida is a lighthouse! You can see some of Florida’s historic lighthouses on this map. What ones do you spot in the southeast Florida area? While lighthouses are all shaped the same, you may notice they all look different. Lighthouses have different designs so people on ships can tell them apart during the day. Their lights also flash differently so people can tell them apart at night. Earn this step by designing your own lighthouse! What colors and patterns will you use?